Truth API 推升營收，川普媒體轉為季度獲利

11月9日（路透）——川普媒體科技集團（Trump Media & Technology Group）週一公布第三季轉虧為盈，營收也較去年同期成長逾兩倍，主要受惠於 Truth API 資料授權業務成長。Nov 9 (Reuters) - Trump Media & Technology Group swung to a third-quarter profit on Monday, while its revenue more than tripled from a year earlier, fueled by growth in its Truth API data-licensing business.

該公司股價在盤後交易上漲約1%。Shares of the company rose about 1% in extended trading.

川普媒體科技集團由美國總統唐納・川普（Donald Trump）創立，以 Truth Social 平台聞名；該公司近來愈來愈積極尋求轉型，從社群媒體公司轉為更廣泛的科技與投資事業。Founded by US President Donald Trump and known for its Truth Social platform, Trump Media & Technology Group has increasingly sought to transform itself from a social media company into a broader technology and investment business.

該公司正與 TAE Technologies 合併，藉此轉向核融合能源領域；公司重申，這筆60億美元交易將在本季完成。The company, which is in the process of merging with TAE Technologies in a pivot toward fusion energy, reiterated that the $6-billion deal would close in the current quarter.

今年稍早，川普媒體推出 Truth API，並稱其為訂閱制資料串流服務，可授權提供低延遲存取公開 Truth Social 貼文的功能。Earlier this year, Trump Media launched Truth API, describing it as a subscription-based data feed that provides licensed, low-latency access to publicly available Truth Social posts.

Truth API 與 Truth+ 串流平台合計增加180萬美元訂閱收入，占該公司營收成長的大部分。Truth API and the Truth+ streaming platform together added $1.8 million in subscription revenue, accounting for the bulk of the company's revenue growth.

截至9月30日止的季度，營收大增205%至300萬美元。Revenue soared 205% to $3.0 million in the quarter ended September 30.

路透社上月報導，Truth Social 已簽下彭博（Bloomberg）、海納國際集團（Susquehanna International Group）和 Jump Trading 作為客戶，訂閱戶每月支付6萬至10萬美元，以更快取得 Truth Social 貼文。Last month, Reuters reported that Truth Social has signed Bloomberg, Susquehanna International Group and Jump Trading as customers, with subscribers paying between $60,000 and $100,000 a month for faster access to Truth Social posts.

川普媒體股價今年已下跌近70%，其中包括民主黨在期中選舉贏得眾議院與參議院控制權以來約32%的跌幅；外界普遍認為，這項選舉結果是對川普政策的否定。Trump Media shares have fallen nearly 70% this year, including a roughly 32% decline since Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, results widely seen as a rebuke of Trump's policies.

臨時執行長凱文・麥格恩（Kevin McGurn）在財報後電話會議上表示：「當市場隨著新聞標題交易時，公司的基本面業務並未動搖。我們的資產負債表不會從週二到週三就改變。我們產品的成長動能也沒有逆轉。」"While the market was trading on headlines, the underlying business didn't flinch," interim CEO Kevin McGurn said on a post-earnings call. "Our balance sheet didn't change from Tuesday to Wednesday. Our product traction didn't reverse."

該公司錄得4億970萬美元淨利，主要由其持有的加密貨幣及相關證券收益帶動。相較之下，去年同期為淨損5480萬美元。The company recorded $409.7 million in net income, driven largely by gains on its cryptocurrency holdings and related securities. This compared to a net loss of $54.8 million a year earlier.

（班加羅爾 Prathik Jayaprakash 報導；Leroy Leo 編輯）(Reporting by Prathik Jayaprakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo)